Amin

Amin

Amin’s story is one of resilience and determination in the face of adversity. At just 15 years old, he has already experienced the challenges of growing up in a single-parent household in a small town near Behshahr, Iran. Amin’s father’s abandonment...
Sogand

Sogand

Sogand is 14 and is in 9th grade.  She lives with her single mother in a village near Behshahr, in Mazandran province of Iran. When she was only 3, her father left the house one morning to never come back, leaving Sogand and her mother to fend for...
Divya

Divya

Divya Siddi is a determined young student from the Siddi community who has demonstrated great academic prowess. She is pursuing a degree in Civil Engineering at Akshay Institute of Technology in Tumkur, Karnataka, India. Her parents work as daily wage laborers in rice...
Salem

Salem

Salem is a 17-year-old bright student in Ethiopia who has recently been sponsored by AMBW. Her extremely poor family live in a village far from the city of Jimma where Selam has moved to so she can escape an early marriage and have the opportunity to go to school....
Nahid

Nahid

The story of Nahid is one of torment, uncertainty, struggle & ultimately triumph. As her father suddenly passed away of a heart attack when Nahid & her younger sister were only small children, and, as with many families in Iran, losing a father not only bears...